UNIVERSITY  of  PITTSBURGH 
BULLETIN 


PRELIMINARY  ANNOUNCEMENT 


ANNOUNCEMENT  SERIES 

Vol.  16  MAY  11,  1920  No.  13 

The  University  of  Pittsburgh  Bulletin  is  published  by  the  University  of 
Pittsburgh  and  is  issued  tri-monthly.  Entered  March  13,  1914,  at  the 
Post  Office  at  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  as  second-class  matter  under  Act  of  Congress 
of  August  24,  1912. 

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1920-21 


September  20-21 . Monday-Tuesday — Registration  for  Freshmen. 

September  22-23 . Wednesday-Thursday — Registration  for  Sophomores  and  Juniors. 

September  24 . Friday — Registration  for  Seniors. 

September  27 . Monday — First  Semester  Begins. 

December  20 . Monday — Christmas  Vacation  Begins. 

January  1 . Saturday — Christmas  Vacation  Ends. 

January  3 . .Monday — Classes  Resume  Work. 

February  5 . Saturday— First  Semester  Ends. 

February  7-9 . Monday- Wednesday — Second  Semester  Registration. 

February  10 . Thursday — Second  Semester  Work  Begins. 

March  21-26 . Monday-Saturday — Easter  Recess. 

March  28 . Work  Resumed. 

May  27 . Senior  Work  Ends. 

May  30-  June  4 . Comprehensive  Examination  for  Seniors. 

May  30- June  18 . Field  Trips. 

June  11 . Saturday — Second  Semester  Ends. 

June  12 . Sunday — Baccalaureate  Sermon. 

June  15 . .Wednesday — Commencement. 

June  20 . Summer  Courses  in  Surveying  Begin. 

August  27 . Summer  Courses  in  Surveying  End. 


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OFFICES  AND  OFFICE  HOURS 


Office,  School  of  Mines  Building,  Upper  Campus.  Consultation 
hours :  9  :oo  A.M.  to  5  :oo  P.M. 

General  Office,  State  Hall.  Telephone,  Schenley  3300. 

For  catalogs  and  other  information,  address  the  Registrar  of  the 
University,  Bigelow  Boulevard. 


ADVISORY  BOARD 

IIis  Excellency,  William  C.  Sproul,  Governor  of  the  Commonwealth. 
Hon.  James  F.  Woodward,  Secretary  of  Internal  Affairs  of  the  Common¬ 
wealth. 

Hon.  Thomas  E.  Finegan,  Superintendent  of  Public  Instruction. 


FACULTY 

Samuel  Black  McCormick,  A.M.,  D.D.,  LL.D.,  Chancellor. 
S.  B.  Linhart,  A.M.,  D.D.,  Secretary  of  the  University. 
John  Gilbert  Quick,  B.S.,  Registrar. 


Marshman  Edward  Wadsworth,  Ph.D.,  Dean  Emeritus,  Professor  of 
Mining  Geology,  Emeritus  ;  Curator  of  Geological  and  Mineralogical 
Collections. 


Harry  Bertine  Meller,  E.M.,  Dean,  Professor  of  Mining. 

Stephen  Lincoln  Goodale,  A.M.,  E.M.,  Professor  of  Metallurgy. 

Horatio  Cadwallader  Ray,  B.S.,  E.M.,  Professor  of  Ore  Dressing. 
Henry  Leighton,  A.B.,  Professor  of  Economic  Geology. 

Roswell  Hill  Johnson,  M.S.,  Professor  of  Oil  and  Gas  Production. 
Ransom  Evarts  Somers,  Ph.D.,  Professor  of  Oil  and  Gas  Geology. 
Robert  Moffitt  Black,  A.B.,  B.S.,  E.M.,  Professor  of  Mining. 

William  Erskine  Cleland,  A.M.,  Instructor  in  Mathematics. 

William  John  Brezler,  A.M.,  Instructor  in  Mathematics. 

Clark  Wilfred  Martin,  B.S.,  Instructor  in  English. 

. Instructor  in  Mining  Geology. 

. Instructor  in  Graphics. 

. Instructor  in  Metallurgy. 

Stirling  Huntley,  Assistant  in  Oil  and  Gas  Production. 

Herman  Leroy  Carl,  E.M.,  Assistant  in  Surveying. 

J.  Lauer  Stauft,  Assistant  in  Surveying. 

Members  of  faculties  of  other  Schools  in  the  University  giving  in¬ 
struction  to  School  of  Mines  students  are  listed  in  the  outline  of  courses. 


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LOCATION 


The  School  of  Mines  is  located  on  the  upper  campus.  Persons  desir¬ 
ing  to  reach  the  School  from  down  town  or  East  Liberty  should  use  the 
Center  Avenue  (Lincoln)  car  line  to  Center  Avenue  and  Allequippa  Street. 

SPECIAL  ADVANTAGES 

The  location  of  Pittsburgh,  in  the  very  heart  of  the  bituminous  coal 
fields  of  the  Appalachian  system,  and  in  the  most  richly  productive  oil 
fields  of  Western  Pennsylvania,  with  the  great  concentration  here  of  min¬ 
ing,  metallurgical  and  petroleum  interests,  makes  this  undoubtedly  one 
of  the  most  advantageous  points  in  the  United  States  for  a  school  of  this 
character. 

It  is  also  conveniently  located  with  reference  to  the  bituminous  coal 
fields  of  Ohio  and  West  Virginia,  the  anthracite  fields  of  Eastern  Penn¬ 
sylvania,  and  the  Lake  Superior  iron  and  copper  regions. 

BUILDINGS 

The  School  occupies  remodeled  buildings  formerly  used  by  the  Stu¬ 
dents  Army  Training  Corps.  These  consist  of  one  building  314  feet  by 
65  feet,  in  which  are  the  laboratories  for  Mining,  General  Metallurgy,  the 
Metallurgy  of  Iron  and  Steel,  Ore  Dressing  and  Fire  Assaying;  two  build¬ 
ings  adjoining,  each  50  feet  by  65  feet,  containing  four  large  classrooms; 
and  a  two-story  building  152  feet  by  40  feet  containing  the  drafting  room, 
the  laboratories  of  Geology,  Mineralogy,  Petrography,  Petroleum  Engi¬ 
neering,  and  four  classrooms. 


EQUIPMENT 

LABORATORIES  IN  THE  SCHOOL  OF  MINES 

1.  The  Mineralogical  and  Geological  Laboratories.  Their  equip¬ 
ment  is  exceptionally  complete,  the  laboratories  ranking  among  the  best  in 
the  country.  Included  are  : 

The  Smith  Cabinet.  This  collection  was  formed  by  the  two  sisters 
whose  name  it  bears,  and  is  rich  in  mineralogical  and  zoological  specimens. 

Mineralogical  Collections.  In  addition  to  the  Smith  Collection 
there  is  a  systematic,  labelled  collection  of  3,500  specimens,  numerous 
smaller  sets  illustrative  of  physical  properties,  crystallization,  etc.,  and 
large  amounts  of  exceptionally  rich  material  for  student  use  and  identifica¬ 
tion.  For  crystallography  there  are  large  collections  of  small  wooden 
models,  and  larger  wooden,  glass  and  pasteboard  models  for  lecture  use, 
as  well  as  the  latest  instruments  for  crystal  measurement. 

Petrographical  Laboratory.  This  contains  about  10,000  rock  speci¬ 
mens  and  5,000  thin  sections  for  microscopic  study,  10  petrographic  micro¬ 
scopes  and  a  number  of  the  instruments  used  in  more  advanced  optical 
mineralogy. 


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The  Geological  Laboratories  are  equipped  with  numerous  collections 
illustrative  of  geological  phenomena,  geologic  maps  and  government 
reports,  collections  of  fossils,  models  illustrating  structural  geology,  etc., 
while  through  the  courtesy  of  the  Director  and  Trustees  of  the  Carnegie 
Museum,  with  part  of  the  staff,  opportunity  is  afforded  for  the  study  of 
the  excellent  paleontological  collections  of  the  Carnegie  Museum. 

Economic  Geology  Laboratory.  The  collection  of  material  illustra¬ 
tive  of  Economic  Geology  includes  suites  of  ores  from  most  of  the  promi¬ 
nent  mining  districts,  and  suites  of  specimens  of  the  more  important  non- 
metallic  minerals,  such  as  coals,  building  stones  and  clays. 

2.  The  Field-Instrument  Equipment  includes  a  large  assortment 
of  the  various  types  and  makes  of  instruments  used  in  land  surveying, 
railroad  surveying,  construction  work,  leveling,  geodetic  surveying  and 
mine  surveying.  The  instruction  of  the  student  in  the  care,  adjustment 
and  use  of  the  various  types  of  instruments  has  been  kept  clearly  in  mind 
and  well  provided  for  in  the  selection  of  equipment. 

3.  The  Mining  Laboratory  is  equipped  with  models  illustrating  the 
principal  systems  of  mining,  hoisting,  haulage,  etc. ;  hand  drills,  breast 
drills,  rock  drills,  coal-mining  machines,  miners’  lamps  (including  electric 
lamps),  apparatus  for  testing  safety  lamps,  working  model  of  mine  fan. 
instruments  for  measuring  the  velocity  of  air  currents,  etc.  Air  and  elec¬ 
tricity  are  directly  available  as  power,  there  being  in  the  laboratory  an 
air  compressor  and  receiver,  and  a  switchboard  and  complete  wiring. 

4.  Metallurgical  Analytical  Laboratory.  This  is  equipped  for 
metal,  slag,  etc.  analysis,  and  for  electrolytic  experiments  in  metal  plating 
and  refining.  Large  laboratory  tables  with  individual  lockers  are  pro¬ 
vided,  a  good  hood,  storage  batteries,  and  the  necessary  electric  meters 
for  control.  The  stock  room  is  conveniently  available  to  the  student. 

The  equipment  for  Metallography  includes  the  necessary  micro¬ 
scopes  and  photographic  apparatus.  The  grinding  and  polishing  apparatus 
and  equipment  for  thermal  analysis  are  located  in  an  adjacent  room.  The 
dark  rooms  are  suitably  equipped  and  well  ventilated. 

The  physical  testing  equipment  of  the  School  of  Engineering  is  avail¬ 
able  for  students  in  the  School  of  Mines. 

There  is  available  for  the  laboratory  study  of  Iron  and  Steel,  equip¬ 
ment  for  microscopic  and  thermal  analysis,  the  furnace  laboratory  for  heat 
treatment,  the  forge  shop,  and  the  electric  furnaces  for  making  up  special 
heats.  Much  of  the  equipment  is  particularly  chosen  to  meet  the  needs 
of  this  work. 

For  the  electric  furnace  work  some  150  amperes  of  direct  current  is 
available  from  the  University  power  plant;  also  some  600  amperes  of 
alternating  current  from  the  Duquesne  Light  Company’s  lines  which  can 
be  transformed  to  any  desired  voltage  up  to  220  volts. 

5.  Furnace  Laboratory.  This  laboratory  is  provided  with  assay 
furnaces  and  melting  furnaces  using  both  coke  and  gas  for  fuel;  equip¬ 
ment  for  roasting  and  sintering,  with  tools,  pyrometers,  etc.  Individual 
lockers  are  furnished  students  for  special  equipment. 


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6.  Ore  Dressing  Laboratory.  This  laboratory  is  designed  to  illu¬ 
strate  the  principles  of  crushing,  screening,  classification  and  concentra¬ 
tion  of  ores,  and  of  allied  metallurgical  processes,  such  as  amalgamation, 
cyanidation  and  leaching. 

A  crushing  and  grinding  equipment  reduces  ores  from  pieces  5  inches 
in  diameter  to  pass  100  mesh  screen. 

Sizing  and  classifying  apparatus  is  represented  by  several  types. 
Small  jigs,  laboratory  and  half-size  concentrating  tables  of  different  makes 
are  provided,  also  slime  tables  and  a  well-equipped  flotation  laboratory, 
with  supply  of  ores,  oils,  etc. 

Cyanidation  and  other  hydrometallurgical  work  are  provided  for  by 
both  leaching  and  agitating  tanks,  pressure  and  vacuum  filters,  etc. 

7.  The  Oil  and  Gas  Laboratory  is  equipped  with  apparatus  for  ex¬ 
perimental  work  in  connection  with  the  course  in  Petroleum  Engineering, 
as  well  as  for  original  research. 


OTHER  LABORATORIES  USED  BY  STUDENTS  OF  THE 
SCHOOL  OF  MINES 

The  Chemical  Laboratories  in  the  School  of  Chemistry. 

The  Physical  Laboratories  in  the  College. 

The  Steam  Laboratory,  Engine  and  Power  Laboratory,  Materials 
Testing  Laroratory,  Hydraulic  Laboratory,  and  The  Electrical  En¬ 
gineering  Laboratories  in  the  School  of  Engineering. 

The  Pittsburgh  Experiment  Station  of  the  United  States  Bureau 
of  Mines,  for  the  investigation  of  mine  explosions  and  other  factors  re¬ 
lating  to  mining.  Its  work  is  available  for  the  students,  who  are  taught 
there:  First  Aid  to  the  Injured  and  Mine  Rescue  Work,  receiving  certi¬ 
ficates  therefor  from  the  United  States  Government  and  the  American 
Red  Cross. 


LIBRARY  FACILITIES 

The  Library.  The  total  number  of  volumes  in  the  University  Li¬ 
brary  is  about  24,000.  A  Reading  Room  is  maintained  in  connection  with 
the  School,  and  is  well  supplied  with  the  leading  technical  periodicals. 

The  Carnegie  Library,  with  its  immense  collection  of  scientific  books 
and  periodicals,  is  near  the  University,  and  all  of  the  files  and  collections 
are  available  for  the  use  of  students. 


REQUIREMENTS  FOR  ADMISSION 

All  candidates  for  admission  to  the  School  of  Mines  must  be  at  least 
seventeen  years  of  age  and  furnish  testimonials  of  good  moral  character. 
Those  who  come  from  other  institutions  must  present  certificates  of 
honorable  dismissal. 


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APPLICATION  FOR  ADMISSION 

As  soon  as  you  have  reached  a  decision  to  enter,  send  to  the 
Registrar,  Room  109,  State  Hall,  for  an  Application  Blank.  Fill  in 
this  blank  as  soon  as  it  is  received  and  mail  it  to  the  Registrar, 
who  will  send  for  your  high  school  record  and  advise  you  of  ad¬ 
mission  possibilities. 

METHODS  OF  ADMISSION 

1  Certificates  of  the  College  Entrance  Examination  Board  and 
of  the  New  York  Regents  are  accepted  in  lieu  of  entrance  examinations 
at  the  University. 

For  information  concerning  the  dates  upon  which  the  examinations 
of  the  College  Entrance  Examination  Board  are  to  be  held,  address  The 
Registrar  of  the  University  of  Pittsburgh. 

II.  Certificates  from  Accredited  Schools.  Instead  of  examination, 
certificates  from  high  schools  and  academies  whose  work  has  been  ap¬ 
proved  by  the  University  as  being  equivalent  to  that  required  for  admission 
to  the  freshman  class,  will  be  accepted.  The  official  blank  provided  by 
the  University  should  be  used.  It  may  be  obtained  upon  application  to 
the  Registrar  or  Dean. 

III.  From  Other  Colleges.  Students  from  other  institutions  having 
entrance  requirements  equivalent  to  those  of  the  University  of  Pittsburgh 
and  offering  equivalent  courses  of  study,  will  be  given  provisional  credit 
for  the  work  done  and  admitted  to  advanced  standing  without  examina¬ 
tion.  If  their  work  proves  satisfactory,  the  provisional  credits  will  be 
made  permanent. 

EXPLANATION  OF  REQUIREMENTS  FOR  ADMISSION 

The  University  sets  no  time  at  which  it  will  offer  regular  scheduled 
examinations  for  admission.  This  may  be  arranged  if  occasion  arises. 
The  practical  agreement  of  High  School  courses  in  general  with  the  list 
of  subjects  allowed  for  entrance  makes  such  examination  for  the  most 
part  unnecessary. 

For  admission  to  the  School  of  Mines  the  student  who  is  a  candidate 
for  a  degree  must  offer  fifteen  units,  a  unit  being  the  equivalent  of  four 
recitations  a  week  of  one  hour  each  for  one  year,  or  five  recitations  of 
three-quarters  of  an  hour  each. 

The  units  are  as  follows  for  1920: 

English,  3  units. 

Algebra,  1Y2  units. 

Plane  and  Solid  Geometry,  1Y2  units. 

History,  1  unit. 

Language,  other  than  English,  2  units. 

Physics,  1  unit. 

Five  additional  units  must  be  offered  from  the  approved  list,  which 
includes  Latin,  Greek,  Modern  Languages,  English,  History,  Civics, 


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Economics,  Mathematics,  General  Science,  Physiography,  Drawing, 
Manual  Training,  Geology,  Astronomy,  Commercial  Geography,  Chemistry 
and  Biology.  In  general,  any  subject  given  regularly  in  an  approved  high 
school  and  properly  certified  by  the  Principal  will  be  accepted. 

CONDITIONS 

No  applicant  with  less  than  fifteen  units  will  be  admitted  as  a  regular 
student.  No  conditions  will  be  allowed  except  in  specific  subjects,  in  which 
there  may  be  no  more  than  two  units.  It  is  highly  desirable  that  a  student 
should  enter  without  any  conditions,  but  if  they  are  allowed,  they  must  be 
removed  in  part  before  the  second  year,  and  wholly  before  the  third  year. 

REGISTRATION 

The  office  of  the  Registrar  is  in  Room  109,  State  Hall.  At  this  office 
all  registration  will  be  made  directly. 

All  officers  of  instruction  are  required  to  follow  the  same  rules,  and 
under  no  circumstances  may  admit  to  a  place  upon  their  rolls  the  name 
of  any  student  who  has  not  a  card,  issued  or  authorized  by  the  Registrar, 
in  testimony  of  the  fact  that  he  has  complied  with  all  regulations,  general 
and  specific,  both  as  to  his  admission  and  classification,  and  the  payment 
of  tuition  or  fees. 

The  office  of  the  University  Registrar  is  open  throughout  the  year. 
Old  students  are  required  to  renew  their  registration  before  the  beginning 
of  every  semester,  both  at  the  opening  of  the  school  year  and  during  the 
progress  of  the  year. 

A  penalty  of  five  dollars  per  semester  for  late  registration  is  added 
to  the  semester  bill. 


VACCINATION 

The  University  requires  for  admission  a  certificate  from  a  physician, 
stating  that  the  student  has  been  successfully  vaccinated  against  smallpox 
or  has  had  smallpox.  This  must  be  presented,  properly  filled  out  and 
signed,  at  the  time  of  registration.  In  default  of  this,  registration  will 
not  be  permitted  unless  the  student  will  submit  to  inspection  or  vaccina¬ 
tion  by  the  University  Department  of  Health.  This  requirement  is  neces¬ 
sary  to  carry  out  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania  and  of  the  City 
of  Pittsburgh  as  they  refer  to  vaccination  and  school  attendance.  Blank 
forms  of  certificate  issued  by  the  University  will  be  sent  upon  application 
to  the  Registrar. 

PHYSICAL  EXAMINATION 

New  matriculates  are  required  to  have  a  physical  examination  made 
by  the  University  Department  of  Health  and  this  must  be  completed  dur¬ 
ing  registration  week.  Appointment  for  the  time  of  this  examination 
must  be  made  at  the  time  of  registration.  Students  coming  from  out  of 
town  should  be  prepared  to  take  the  time  for  this  examination  on  the  day 
they  register. 


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TESTS  FOR  FITNESS 


The  Department  of  Psychology  of  the  University  conducts  tests  upon 
all  incoming  students,  the  object  being  to  determine  what  may  be  expected 
of  each,  so  that  the  student  who  is  subnormal  in  any  direction  may  be 
given  proper  assistance;  or  if  he  is  not  fitted  to  take  the  course  in  the 
School  of  Mines,  that  he  may  be  advised  to  take  up  another  line  of  studv. 
In  the  case  of  the  student  who  is  abnormally  bright,  care  may  be  neces¬ 
sary  to  see  that  he  conserves  his  health  by  keeping  within  proper  limits  of 
study.  These  tests  may  be  supplemented  by  medical  examinations  where 
indicated. 

Special  attention  will  be  paid  in  the  School  to  the  development  of 
character,  initiative  and  leadership,  which  are  of  paramount  importance 
in  the  profession. 


SCHOLARSHIPS 

A  limited  number  of  scholarships,  entitling  the  holders  to  a  part  or 
all  of  the  tuition,  are  available  in  the  School  of  Mines.  For  a  list  of  these 
scholarships,  and  information  concerning  the  conditions  under  which  they 
are  awarded,  apply  to  the  Secretary  of  the  University. 


TUITION  AND  FEES 

Tuition  $210.00,  payable  in  two  installments,  $110.00  first  semester  and 
$100.00  second  semester. 

Summer  Course  in  Surveying  (1920)  $50.00,  not  including  board. 

The  tuition  for  the  first  semester  entitles  the  student  to  admission  to 
all  athletic  events  and  certain  other  activities  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
Advisory  Board  of  Student  Activities. 

A  charge  is  made  for  laboratory  supplies  and  other  materials  used  in 
courses  requiring  them.  Coupon  books  costing  $5.00  each  are  provided 
for  this  purpose. 

Late  Registration  Fee :  A  fee  of  $5.00  is  added  to  the  tuition  charge 
if  registration  is  not  completed  within  the  dates  specified. 

Examination  Fee:  A  fee  of  $5.00  is  charged  for  each  examination 
for  advanced  standing  without  regard  to  the  number  of  credits  involved. 
The  same  fee  is  charged  for  every  reexamination. 

Graduation  Fee:  Due  upon  graduation,  $10.00  for  each  diploma. 

The  above  figures  do  not  include  charges  for  books,  instruments,  et:. 


REFUNDS 

No  refund  of  tuition  will  be  allowed  if  a  student  withdraws  from  a 
course  after  the  middle  of  the  semester.  Application  for  refund  will  only 
be  considered  when  made  in  writing  at  the  time  of  withdrawal. 


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Subjects  required  in  one  group  are  elective  for  students  in  other  groups. 

Suggested  schedule  for  First  Semester,  First  Year:  Psychol.  1,  English  3,  Math.  21,  Chem.  1,  Gr.  1,  Phys.  Ed.  1. 
’Otherwise  properly  qualified  graduate  students  maytake  one  or  more  of  these  courses  with  Oil  101,  102. 


DEGREES 


The  degrees  conferred  upon  those  satisfactorily  completing  courses 
are,  respectively: 

Engineer  of  Mines  (E.  M.),  Metallurgical  Engineer  (Met.  E.), 
Petroleum  Engineer  (Pet.  E.),  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Petroleum  Geology 
(B.  S.  in  Pet.  Geol.). 


COURSES  IN  THE  SCHOOL  OF  MINES 
Undergraduate 

In  order  to  retain  the  advantages  of  the  elective  system  whereby  the 
student  is  permitted  to  choose  his  work  along  the  line  for  which  he  seems 
best  fitted,  and  at  the  same  time  to  be  certain  that  every  man  shall  have 
a  well-rounded  course,  the  following  group  system  is  in  effect: 

Certain  courses  are  required  of  all  students.  In  each  option,  i.  e., 
General  Mining  and  Metallurgy,  Coal  Mining  and  Coking,  the  Metallurgy 
of  Iron  and  Steel,  and  Oil  and  Gas  Production,  a  further  group  of  courses 
is  required,  leaving  a  margin  for  electives  either  in  the  major  subject  or 
in  other  subjects  taught  in  the  School  (in  special  cases  subjects  taught  in 
other  Schools  of  the  University  may  be  elected). 

Inspection 

The  industries  in  Pittsburgh  and  those  conveniently  accessible  to  the 
city  are  especially  well  adapted  to  illustration  of  the  subjects  taught  in 
the  School  of  Mines.  Accordingly,  visits  of  inspection  to  mines,  mills, 
furnaces,  oil  wells,  etc.,  are  scheduled  at  frequent  intervals.  Owners  and 
managers  cooperate  in  every  way  possible,  and  the  trips  add  greatly  to 
the  efficiency  of  the  instruction.  Each  trip  is  under  the  direct  supervision 
of  an  instructor,  and  written  reports  are  required. 

A  field  trip  of  three  weeks,  under  the  supervision  of  instructors,  is 
required. 

Cooperative  Work 

During  the  summer  vacations,  except  the  one  in  which  Surveying  is 
scheduled,  the  student  is  required  to  spend  his  time  in  practical  work  in 
mine,  mill  or  smelter,  or  in  the  field;  he  is  here  placed  upon  the  same 
basis  as  other  employes  of  the  company  to  which  he  is  assigned,  and  re¬ 
ceives  the  same  pay  as  others  doing  the  same  grade  of  work.  The 
superintendent  advises  the  Dean  periodically  as  to  the  progress  made, 
and  at  the  close  of  the  summer  period  the  student  makes  a  written  report, 
which  is  graded  in  the  same  way  as  is  class  work.  Upon  graduation, 
then,  he  will  have  had  the  advantage  of  considerable  practical  work  in  his 
chosen  field.  An  important  feature  of  the  work  of  the  School  of  Mines 
is  this  linking  of  theory  with  practice  and  it  is  of  great  value  to  the  stu¬ 
dent  in  his  preparation  for  his  profession. 


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The  positions  to  which  students  are  assigned  cover  all  phases  of  the 
work  in  mining,  metallurgy,  geology  and  oil  and  gas  production.  In  ad¬ 
dition  to  the  Pittsburgh  district,  students  are  placed  in  Arizona,  Colorado, 
Idaho,  Michigan,  Minnesota,  Montana,  Missouri,  New  Mexico,  Oklahoma, 
South  Dakota,  Texas,  Canada,  etc. 

Final  Examination  for  Graduation 

At  the  end  of  the  last  year  a  comprehensive  examination  is  conducted, 
which  may  include  any  of  the  work  covered  in  the  course,  and  which  will 
be  preceded  by  a  review  of  the  major  subjects.  The  object  of  this  ex- 
amination  is  to  insure  that  the  student’s  work  is  properly  correlated  in 
his  own  mind,  and  that  he  is  able  to  apply  the  principles  of  such  subjects 
as  mathematics  and  the  sciences  to  mining,  metallurgy,  ore  dressing  or 
oil  and  gas  production. 

Graduate 

For  graduate  courses  in  the  School  of  Mines,  see  also  the  bulletin 
of  the  Graduate  School. 

The  aim  is  to  offer  such  advanced  work  in  Economic  Geology,  Mining, 
Oil  and  Gas,  Metallurgy  and  Ore  Dressing,  as  will  meet  the  needs  of 
men  having  at  least  one  year  of  practical  work  following  graduation  from 
a  recognized  mining  school. 

In  addition  to  the  subjects  mentioned  above,  certain  courses  in 
Economics,  Sociology  and  Psychology,  etc.,  have  been  arranged  with 
special  reference  to  their  application  to  mining  and  metallurgy,  with  the 
idea  of  training  men  along  managerial  lines. 

Each  application  will  be  decided  upon  its  own  merits.  In  general, 
however,  graduation  from  a  recognized  technical  school,  supplemented  by 
at  least  one  year’s  practical  work,  will  be  necessary  for  admission. 

DEPARTMENTS  OF  INSTRUCTION 

The  following  includes  the  required  courses  in  the  School  of  Mines, 
together  with  a  few  electives  which  it  was  thought  might  be  chosen  by 
students  of  the  school.  For  further  studies  which  are  open  as  electives, 
see  the  general  catalog  of  the  University. 

The  number  of  hours  a  week  required  for  a  given  course  is  divided 
between  class,  laboratory  and  study.  Class  hours  cover  lectures,  recita¬ 
tions,  quizzes  and  conferences.  Laboratory  hours  are  those  required  to 
be  spent  in  practical  work  in  the  laboratory  assigned.  The  sum  of  these 
two  represents  the  total  number  of  hours  required  to  be  spent  in  school. 
The  number  of  hours  listed  for  study  is  intended  to  include  the  amount 
of  time  deemed  necessary  for  thorough  preparation,  and  may  include 
study,  reference  reading,  writing  of  reports,  writing  up  lecture  or 
laboratory  notes,  etc.  The  total  number  of  hours  given  for  a  course  will 
therefore  cover  the  entire  amount  of  time  in  school  and  outside  which 
the  average  student  is  expected  to  devote  to  that  particular  subject. 


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Lecture  rooms  and  laboratories,  when  unoccupied  by  classes,  are 
available  for  use  as  study  rooms.  The  schedule  of  such  rooms,  with  avail¬ 
able  hours,  will  be  posted  at  the  beginning  of  each  semester.  If  the  stu¬ 
dent  takes  advantage  of  this  opportunity,  the  time  necessary  for  night 
work  is  reduced  to  a  minimum. 


PSYCHOLOGY 
Dr.  Snyder 

i.  How  to  Study. 

First  Semester 

This  course  is  arranged  to  make  clear  the  essential  principles  of  effec¬ 
tive  study.  Special  emphasis  is  paid  to  such  topics  as  bodily  conditions 
for  effective  study,  how  to  use  reference  books,  how  to  take  notes,  the 
cultivation  of  correct  habits  of  study — the  purpose  being  to  make  all  kinds 
of  study  easier,  more  pleasant,  and  more  productive. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  i,  Study  i,  Total  2. 

Required  in  all  groups. 


ENGLISH 
Mr.  - 

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First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  course  designed  particularly  for  prospective  mining  engineers, 
comprising  detailed  study  of  the  formal  mechanics  of  writing;  the  rules 
of  sentence,  paragraph,  and  thematic  structure,  especially  as  applied  to 
technical  exposition  and  argumentation;  oral  reports  and  public  speaking; 
the  enginering  profession — its  dignity,  its  scope  and  the  requisites  for  its 
successful  practice. 

Hours  a  week:  First  Semester,  Class  4,  Study  8,  Total  12. 

Second  Semester,  Class  1,  Study  2,  Total  3. 

Required  in  all  groups. 


MODERN  LANGUAGES 
Ger.  1,  2.  Elementary  German. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  6,  Total  9. 

Elective. 

Ger.  3,  4.  Intermediate  German. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  6,  Total  9. 

Prerequisite:  Ger.  1,  2,  or  two  years  of  High  School  German. 


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Ger.  T  3,  T  4.  Technical  German. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week :  Class  3,  Study  6,  Total  9. 

Prerequisite :  Ger.  1,  2,  or  two  years  of  High  School  German. 

Fr.  1,  2.  Elementary  French. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  6,  Total  9. 

Elective. 

Fr.  3,  4.  Intermediate  French. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  6,  Total  9. 

Prerequisite:  Fr.  1,  2. 

Sp.  M  1.  Elementary  Spanish. 

First  Semester 

Hours  a  week:  Class  5,  Study  10,  Total  15. 

Elective. 

Sp.  M  2.  Spanish  Conversation. 

Second  Semester 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  4,  Total  6. 

Prerequisite:  Sp.  M  1. 


MATHEMATICS  AND  MECHANICS 
Mr.  Cleland  and  Messrs. - and - 

21,  22. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  combined  course  in  mathematics  treating :  graphic  algebra, 
trigonometry  with  applications  to  surveying  and  mechanics ;  analytic 
geometry;  higher  algebra;  differential  calculus. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  6,  Study  12,  Total  18. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

23,  24. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  continuation  of  Math.  21,  22,  including:  integral  calculus;  analytic 
mechanics  (the  principles  of  mechanics,  founded  on  Newton’s  Laws  of 
Motion ;  applications  to  the  simpler  physical  problems  of  particles  and 
bodies  in  equilibrium  and  in  motion)  ;  mechanics  of  materials;  hydraulics. 
Hours  a  week:  Class  6,  Study  12,  Total  18. 

To  be  preceded  by  Math.  21,  22  and  taken  with  Phys.  7,  8. 

Required  in  Groups  I,  II  and  Ill-a. 


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CHEMISTRY 

Professor  Silverman  and  Assistants 

i,  2.  General  Inorganic  Chemistry. 

Professor  Silverman  and  Assistants. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  study  of  the  metals  and  non-metals,  principles,  theories,  and  cal¬ 
culations.  Visits  are  made  to  a  considerable  number  of  manufacturing 
establishments  so  that  the  student  may  see  practical  applications  of  chemi¬ 
cal  principles. 

Hours  a  week :  Class  4,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  14. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

21.  Qualitative  Analysis. 

Assistant  Professor  Witt,  Mr.  Wescott. 

First  Semester 

The  reactions  employed  in  qualitative  analysis  for  the  detection  and 
separation  of  the  common  metals  and  acids  are  studied  from  the  stand¬ 
point  of  electrolytic  dissociation  and  chemical  equilibria. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  12. 

Prerequisite :  Chem.  1,  2. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

22.  Quantitative  Analysis. 

Assistant  Professor  Witt,  Mr.  Wescott. 

Second  Semester 

The  aim  in  this  short  course  is  to  acquaint  the  student  with  the  prin¬ 
cipal  methods  of  gravimetric  and  volumetric  analysis  by  means  of  a  care¬ 
fully  selected  series  of  laboratory  exercises. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  12. 
Prerequisite :  Chem.  21. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

30.  Fuel  Analysis. 

Assistant  Professor  Witt,  Mr.  Wescott. 

Second  Semester 

This  course  includes  the  analysis  of  natural  gas,  artificial  gas,  flue 
gases  and  gas  calorimetry;  the  analysis  and  calorimetry  of  coal  and  the 
analysis  and  physical  testing  of  oils. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  1,  Laboratory  6,  Study  2,  Total  9. 

Prerequisite :  Chem.  21,  22. 

Required  in  Groups  I-b  and  III. 

39.  Natural  Debris  and  Hydrocarbons. 

Assistant  Professor  Lowy,  Mr.  Downey.  First  Semester 

Special  emphasis  is  laid  on  occurrence,  preparation,  properties  and 
uses  of  carbon  and  hydrocarbons. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  4,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  14. 
Prerequisite:  Chem.  1,  2. 

Required  in  Groups  I-b  and  III. 


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4i,  4 2.  Physical  Chemistry. 

Assistant  Professor  Stegeman. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 

A  study  of  the  laws  governing  chemical  phenomena.  The  second 
semester  is  devoted  to  a  consideration  of  the  theoretical  principles  and 
some  practical  applications  of  electrochemistry. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  3,  Study  4,  Total  9. 

Prerequisite:  Math.  21,  22;  Chem.  21,  22;  Phys.  7,  8. 

Required  in  Groups  II  and  III. 

PHYSICS 

Professor  Wenrich  and  Assistants 
7,  8.  General  Physics. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 

First  semester,  mechanics,  heat  and  part  of  electricity.  Second 
semester,  electricity,  sound  and  light.  Special  attention  is  given  to  the 
practical  applications  in  mining  engineering. 

Lectures  on  the  precision  of  measurements  will  precede  the  laboratory 
work.  Stress  is  laid  on  the  precision  of  results  obtained  in  the  experi¬ 
ments. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  4,  Laboratory  3,  Study  6,  Total  13. 

Prerequisite :  Math.  21,  22. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

ECONOMICS 

Dean  Meller,  Professors  Wright  and  Arnold,  Mr.  McCrady 
M  2.  Principles  of  Economics. 

Second  Semester 

Fundamental  concepts  of  economics;  theory  of  value,  production; 
present  day  problems  of  economics  and  an  application  of  economic  theory 
to  the  settlement  of  these  problems ;  wages,  labor  unions,  trusts  and 
monopolies,  interest,  taxation,  immigration,  socialism,  etc. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  5,  Study  6,  Total  11. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

M  3.  Business  Law. 

Mr.  McCrady. 

First  Semester 

Elementary  principles  of  law  as  applied  to  common  business  trans¬ 
actions.  Contracts ;  damages ;  principal  and  agent ;  negotiable  instru¬ 
ments,  etc. 

Hours  a  week :  Class  2,  Study  4,  Total  6. 

Prerequisite:  Econ.  M  2. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

M  4.  Contracts  and  Specifications. 

Sjecond  Semester 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  4,  Total  6. 

Prerequisite:  Econ.  M  3. 

Required  in  all  groups. 


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M  5,  6.  Economics  of  Mineral  Technology. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Mining  and  allied  industries;  industrial  management;  labor  problems; 
corporation  finance;  accounting;  statistics. 

Hours  a  week: 

First  Semester:  Class  5,  Study  6,  Total  11. 

Second  Semester :  Class  2,  Study  4,  Total  6. 

Elective. 

M  8.  Technical  Writing. 

Professor  Arnold. 

Second  Semester 

Study  and  practice  in  preparing  reports  and  special  magazine  articles. 
The  style  of  the  best  technical  magazines  is  analyzed  and  used  as  models. 
Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  4,  Total  6. 

Elective. 


GEOLOGY 

Professors  Johnson  and  Somers 
ioi,  102.  Geological  Methods. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  training  course  for  men  who  intend  to  do  field  work  in  geology. 
General  scientific  method.  Specific  geological  methods.  History  of 
geology  from  standpoint  of  method.  Study  of  carboniferous  and  creta¬ 
ceous  geology  from  standpoint  of  method. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  3,  Study  4,  Total  9. 
Prerequisite:  M.  Geol.  2,  3,  5. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

103,  104.  Geological  Laboratory. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Work  upon  a  series  of  problems  adapted  to  the  needs  of  the  particular 
student,  or  research  in  one  problem. 

Hours  a  week:  6. 

Prerequisite:  Geol.  101,  102. 

Elective. 


PALEONTOLOGY 
Professor  Ortmann 
1,  2.  General  Paleontology. 

•  First  and  Second  Semesters 
This  course  is  intended  to  present  a  general  survey  of  the  field  of 
Invertebrate  Paleontology,  the  rich  resources  of  the  Carnegie  Museum 
providing  splendid  facilities  for  study. 

Hours  a  week:  3. 

Prerequisite :  M.  Geol.  3. 

Required  in  Group  III. 


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MINING  GEOLOGY 
Professor  Leighton  and  Mr. 


2.  General  Geology. 

Second  Semester 

The  introductory  course  in  geology,  covering  dynamic  and  structural 
geology.  Laboratory  work  consists  of  study  of  topographic  and  geologic 
maps,  common  minerals  and  rocks,  and  a  few  local  field  trips. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Laboratory  3,  Study  6,  Total  12. 
Prerequisite :  Chem.  1. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

3.  Historical  Geology. 

First  Semester 

A  study  of  the  earth’s  origin  and  of  the  life  and  physiographic  condi¬ 
tions  prevailing  in  the  various  periods  of  geologic  history. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  6,  Total  9. 

Prerequisite  :  M.  Geol.  2. 

Required  in  Groups  I  and  III. 

5.  Introductory  Mineralogy. 

First  Semester 

After  a  brief  summary  of  the  subject  of  crystallography  and  deter¬ 
minative  mineralogy,  one  hundred  of  the  more  common  minerals  are  de¬ 
scribed  and  studied.  This  is  followed  by  a  study  of  the  common  rocks. 
Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Total  8. 

Prerequisite  :  M.  Geol.  2. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

6.  Mineralogy. 

Second  Semester 

A  more  detailed  course  planned  to  follow  M.  Geol.  5  and  to  enter 
more  thoroughly  into  the  subject  of  crystallography  and  determinative 
methods,  with  a  study  of  an  additional  150  minerals  of  importance  to  the 
mining  engineer. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Total  8. 

Prerequisite  :  M.  Geol.  5. 

Required  in  Group  I-a. 

8.  Economic  Geology. 

Second  Semester 

A  short  course  designed  for  those  wishing  a  rapid  survey  of  the  mode 
of  occurrence,  distribution  and  uses  of  the  more  important  mineral  re¬ 
sources,  both  non-metallic  and  metallic. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  6,  Total  9. 

Prerequisite :  M.  Geol.  2,  3,  5. 

Required  in  Groups  I  and  III. 


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9-  Ore  Deposits. 

First  Semester 

A  study  of  the  theories  of  ore  deposition  and  their  application  to  the 
ore  deposits  of  the  important  districts  of  the  United  States  and  to  some 
of  the  foreign  localities. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  6,  Total  9. 

Prerequisite  :  M.  Geol.  8. 

Required  in  Group  I-a. 

10.  The  Geology  of  Coal. 

Second  Semester 

A  study  of  the  coal  fields  of  the  United  States  from  a  geologic  stand¬ 
point,  with  brief  reference  to  the  important  foreign  fields. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  4,  Total  6. 

Prerequisite :  M.  Geol.  8. 

Required  in  Group  I-b. 

11,  12.  Petrography. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  study  of  optical  crystallography,  the  determination  of  minerals  by 
optical  methods,  and  the  determination  and  classification  of  rocks  by  means 
of  the  petrographic  microscope. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  1,  Laboratory  6,  Study  2,  Total  9. 
Prerequisite:  M.  Geol.  6. 

Elective. 

1 13,  1 14.  Advanced  Mineralogy. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Advanced  work  in  crystallography,  mineralogy  or  petrography  can  be 
provided  for  graduate  students  or  qualified  undergraduates.  Subject 
matter  and  time  will  be  arranged  to  meet  the  demand. 

Prerequisite :  M.  Geol.  6. 

Elective. 

1 15,  1 16.  Advanced  Economic  Geology. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Special  investigation  will  be  arranged  and  supervised,  dealing  with 
any  of  the  varied  mineral  deposits.  Course  and  time  will  be  arranged  to 
meet  the  demand.  Primarily  for  graduate  students  but  open  to  properly 
qualified  undergraduates. 

Prerequisite  :  M.  Geol.  9. 

Elective. 

1 1 7,  1 18.  Foreign  Mineral  Deposits. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  review  of  the  geology  and  the  mineral  resources  of  foreign 
countries. 

Prerequisite :  M.  Geol.  9. 

Elective. 


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GRAPHICS 


Professor  Black  and  Mr. - 

i,  2.  Engineering  Drawing. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 

Use  of  instruments;  freehand  and  mechanical  lettering;  freehand 
sketching;  graphic  solution  of  geometric  problems,  fundamental  problems 
dealing  with  points,  lines,  planes  and  solids ;  orthographic,  isometric  and 
perspective  projections;  drawing  of  bolts,  screws  and  rivets;  working 
drawings,  assembly  and  detail;  elements  of  structural  drawing;  shading; 
tracing;  blue  printing. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  i,  Laboratory  6,  Study  i,  Total  8. 

To  be  taken  with  Math.  21,  22. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

3.  Graphic  Statics. 

First  Semester 

Graphic  solutions  for  stresses  in  the  members  of  roof  trusses,  bridge 
trusses  and  other  statically  determinate  framed  structures.  Methods  for 
dead,  snow,  wind  and  moving  loads  and  moment  of  inertia,  also  for  bend¬ 
ing  moment,  shear  and  deflection  in  beams  under  concentrated  and  uni¬ 
form  loads. 

Hours  a  week :  Class  1,  Laboratory  6,  Study  1,  Total  8. 

Prerequisite :  Gr.  1,  2 ;  Math.  23,  24 ;  Phys.  7,  8. 

Required  in  Groups  I  and  II. 


SURVEYING 

Professor  Black,  Mr.  Carl  and  Mr.  Stauft 
2.  Elementary  Mapping. 

Second  Semester 

Plotting  with  protractor  by  angles  or  bearings ;  plotting  by  latitudes 
and  departures ;  computation  of  traverses  and  areas  from  field  notes ; 
balancing  of  surveys  by  computation  or  graphical  method;  topographic 
symbols  and  conventions;  contours;  freehand  and  mechanical  lettering; 
titles.  Frequent  application  is  made  of  the  principle  of  algebra,  trigo¬ 
nometry  and  logarithms.  This  course  is  intended  to  facilitate  the  mapping 
required  in  the  courses  following. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  1,  Laboratory  3,  Total  4. 

Prerequisite :  Math.  21,  Gr.  1. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

S  3.  General  Surveying. 

Standardizing  of  pace;  practice  in  pacing;  adjustment  of  hand  level; 
determination  of  elevations  with  hand  level ;  staking  of  mining  claim  and 
filing  notice  of  location;  topographic  survey  of  mining  claim  by  pacing 
and  hand  level. 


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Adjustment  of  compass;  compass  traverse;  adjustment  of  transit; 
repetition  traverse ;  azimuth  traverse ;  farm  survey  with  transit,  computa¬ 
tion  of  farm  acreage;  United  States  public  land  survey;  layout  of  city 
streets,  blocks,  and  lots;  adjustment  of  plane  table  and  alidade;  topo¬ 
graphic  survey  with  plane  table;  adjustment  of  stadia;  topographic  survey 
with  transit  and  stadia;  official  survey  of  mining  claim;  adjustment  of 
engineer’s  level;  leveling  between  bench  marks. 

Standardizing  of  steel  tape ;  measurement  of  base  line ;  triangulation, 
including  practice  in  reading  angles,  computation  and  adjustment  of 
system ;  solar  observations  for  azimuth,  latitude  and  time ;  observation  on 
Polaris  for  azimuth,  latitude  and  time. 

Maps  are  required  of  the  mining  claim  pacing  survey,  mining  claim 
official  survey,  the  compass,  azimuth  and  repetition  traverses,  farm  survey, 
city  survey  and  stadia  survey. 

The  class  is  divided  into  squads,  usually  of  four  men  each,  each  man 
being  required  to  do  every  kind  of  work  with  every  instrument  used,  make 
a  full  set  of  notes  of  the  work  done  by  his  squad,  and  from  these  notes 
make  these  maps  in  the  drafting  room. 

50  hours  a  week,  8  weeks,  summer  term. 

Prerequisite :  Sur.  2,  Math.  21. 

Required  in  Groups  I  and  III. 

S  4.  Railroad  Surveying. 

Reconnaissance  with  aneroid  and  pocket  compass ;  preliminary  survey 
with  transit,  chain  and  engineer’s  level ;  topography  with  hand  level ;  paper 
location ;  computation  of  simple  and  compound  curves ;  final  location  of 
tangents  and  curves  with  transit  and  steel  tape ;  leveling  for  profile ;  cross 
sectioning;  computation  of  cuts  and  fills;  computing  and  staking  of  turn¬ 
outs,  frogs  and  switches. 

Each  student  is  assigned  his  quota  of  every  kind  of  field  work,  is 
required  to  make  a  complete  set  of  notes  of  the  surveys  and  to  prepare 
his  individual  maps,  etc.  The  maps  required  are  those  of  the  recon¬ 
naissance,  preliminary  survey  with  paper  location  and  the  final  location. 
The  profiles  and  cross-sections  also  are  plotted. 

50  hours  a  week,  Summer  Term,  following  Sur.  S  3. 

Required  in  Groups  I  and  III. 

6.  Underground  Surveying. 

Second  Semester 

Underground  practice  in  traversing;  survey  of  secondary  openings; 
surveying  for  details ;  shaft  plumbing  by  various  methods ;  use  of  aux¬ 
iliary  telescope  and  other  instruments  for  steep  sighting. 

50  hours  a  week,  3  weeks  at  close  of  second  semester. 

Prerequisite:  Sur.  S  3,  S4. 

Required  in  Group  I. 


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7,  8.  Mine  Mapping. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 

Recording,  tabulating  and  computing  survey  notes;  making  of  maps 
from  survey  notes ;  plan  and  sections  of  ore  mine ;  plans  of  anthracite  and 
bituminous  coal  mines,  latter  from  notes  taken  in  Sur.  6;  special  problems 
of  underground  surveying  with  illustrations  from  surveys  previously 
mapped;  use  of  planimeter  and  pantograph. 

Hours  a  week:  Laboratory  6. 

Prerequisite :  Sur.  6. 

7  required  in  Group  I. 

8  elective. 


MINING 

Dean  Meller,  Professor  Black  and  Mr.  - 

The  aim  of  the  curriculum  in  Mining  Engineering  is  to  provide  the 
fundamentals  upon  which  the  graduate  may  build  a  successful  experience, 
leading  ultimately  to  the  ability  to  initiate,  direct  and  carry  through  a 
mining  enterprise.  In  order  to  conduct  mining  operations  intelligently, 
he  will  be  called  upon  as  an  engineer  to  employ  the  principles  of  mathe¬ 
matics  and  physics;  the  sciences  of  geology,  mineralogy,  chemistry  and 
metallurgy;  and  the  arts  of  civil,  mechanical  and  electrical  engineering. 
He  must  also  have  ability  for  organization  and  business  management. 

Class  instruction  is  supplemented  at  appropriate  times  by  visits  to 
mines  in  the  vicinity;  by  reference  to  mine  maps,  models,  drawings,  photo¬ 
graphs,  lantern  slides,  motion  pictures  and  other  illustrative  material. 
Standard  books  and  periodicals,  manufacturers’  catalogues  and  bulletins 
serve  to  keep  the  instruction  abreast  of  current  progress. 

i.  Principles  of  Mining. 

Professor  Black. 

First  Semester 

A  brief  course,  covering  the  subject  fully  in  outline,  but  enlarged 
upon  later  for  those  specializing  in  mining.  Includes :  History  of  mining, 
prospecting,  boring,  placer  mining,  rock  drills,  explosives,  surface  mining, 
methods  of  entry,  shaft  sinking  and  tunneling,  support  of  excavations, 
methods  of  mining,  mining  machinery,  gases,  lighting,  ventilation,  haulage, 
hoisting,  drainage,  surface  plant,  accidents,  ‘‘Safety  First”,  labor,  welfare, 
sanitation,  organization  of  working  force. 

Visits  of  inspection  are  made  to  working  mines  in  order  that  the 
students  may  become  acquainted  with  the  practical  application  of  the 
principles  discussed  in  the  classroom.  A  written  report  on  each  visit  is 
required,  accompanied  by  sketches. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  5,  Study  6,  Total  n. 

Required  in  all  groups. 


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2,  3,  4-  Practice  of  Mining- Ore. 

Dean  Meller  and  Professor  Black. 

Three  Semesters 

These  courses  amplify  the  subjects  treated  in  Mine  I,  where  that 
treatment  is  not  sufficiently  comprehensive  for  the  engineer  interested 
primarily  in  mining  operations.  Both  the  technical  and  commercial 
aspects  of  mining  are  treated.  Methods  of  mining  iron,  copper,  gold, 
silver,  lead,  zinc  and  other  ores  are  studied  in  detail.  Numerous  mathe¬ 
matical  and  other  problems,  similar  to  those  met  in  actual  engineering 
practice  are  introduced  in  order  to  apply  the  principles  covered,  and  a 
considerable  amount  of  original  and  individual  work  is  expected.  As  far 
as  possible,  the  problems  form  a  series,  based  on  data  relating  to  a  hypo¬ 
thetical  mine  and  plant.  There  are  numerous  applications  of  subjects 
previously  covered,  such  as  the  courses  in  graphics,  mathematics,  me¬ 
chanics,  physics,  chemistry  and  geology.  Special  emphasis  is  laid  on  the 
most  recent  practice.  Working  mines  in  Pennsylvania  and  adjacent  states 
are  used  for  purposes  of  illustration. 

Subjects  covered  here,  but  not  included  in  Mine  I  are  as  follows: 

Power  Plant — Steam,  compressed  air  and  electric;  practical  tests  on 
each  in  laboratory  and  at  mines. 

Mine  Machinery — Steam,  compressed  air,  electric  and  gasoline;  study 
of  consumption,  efficiency  and  cost  of  operation.  Equipment  for  haulage, 
hoisting,  drainage,  ventilation  and  rock  drilling  is  considered. 

Plant  Design — Preparation  of  working  drawings  for  the  ordinary 
timber  and  steel  surface  structures,  such  as  head  frame,  ore  bin,  boiler 
house,  etc. ;  preparation  of  bills  of  material  and  cost  estimates. 

Law — Revised  Statutes  and  subsequent  Acts  of  Congress,  together 
with  Land  Office  procedure,  affecting  title  to  mineral  land  and  other  min¬ 
ing  rights  in  the  United  States;  laws  of  various  states  relating  to  under¬ 
ground  operations. 

Hours  a  week : 

Mine  2 — Class  4,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  14. 

Mine  3,  4 — Class  4,  Laboratory  9,  Study  4,  Total  17. 

Prerequisite:  Math.  23,  24;  Chem.  1,  2;  Phys.  7,  8;  Mine  1. 

Required  in  Group  I-a. 

6,  7,  8.  Practice  of  Mining — Coal. 

Professor  Black. 

Three  Semesters 

These  courses  are  similar  in  plan  and  scope  to  those  described  under 
Practice  of  Mining-Ore,  but  devote  the  time  spent  on  methods  of  mining 
chiefly  to  coal,  rather  than  the  ores.  Direct  application  of  all  the  subjects 
enumerated  is  made  to  coal  mining.  Gases,  Ventilation,  Lighting,  Coal 
Mining  Machinery  and  the  law  of  coal  mining  states  are  treated  in  detail, 
thus  meeting  the  special  needs  of  students  having  a  definite  preference  for 
coal  mining. 


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Hours  a  week: 

Mine  6 — Class  4,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  14. 

Mine  7,  8 — Class  4,  Laboratory  9,  Study  4,  Total  17. 

Prerequisite:  Math.  23,  24;  Chem.  1,  2;  Phys.  7,  8;  Mine  1. 
Required  in  Group  I-b. 

109,  no.  Power  Plant  and  Machinery. 

Professor  Black. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  detailed  and  critical  study  of  power  generation,  transmission  and 
use  in  machines  adapted  to  mine  requirements.  Steam,  compressed  air, 
electricity  and  gasoline  are  treated.  Tests  are  made  on  equipment  under 
working  conditions  at  the  mines. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  13. 

To  be  preceded  by  or  taken  with  Mine  3,  4  or  7,  8. 

Elective. 

1 14.  Engineering  Construction. 

Professor  Black  and  Mr.  - . 

Second  Semester 

A  continuation  of  the  subject  of  Plant  Design  treated  in  other 
courses,  but  including  a  greater  variety  of  problems  and  involving  addi¬ 
tional  principles.  Trestles,  dams,  foundations  and  structures  of  masonry 
and  reinforced  concrete  are  designed,  as  well  as  mine  cars,  cages  and 
skips.  Statically  indeterminate  structures  are  treated. 

To  be  preceded  by  or  taken  with  Mine  4  or  8. 

Elective. 

1 16  Appraisal. 

Dean  Meller. 

Second  Semester 

A  study  of  the  factors  determining  the  value  of  a  producing  mine  or 
a  prospect. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Laboratory  and  Library  6,  Study  6,  Total  15. 
To  be  preceded  by  Econ.  M  5 ;  preceded  by  or  taken  with  Mine  4  or  8. 
Elective. 

1 17.  Mining  Law. 

Professor  Black 

First  Semester 

Analysis  of  state  mining  laws;  study  of  court  decisions  in  the  United 
States  affecting  mining;  study  of  laws  relating  to  mineral  land  title  and 
mining  practice  in  Canada,  Mexico  and  other  countries. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  4,  Total  6. 

Prerequisite:  Econ.  M  3;  Mine  1. 

Elective. 


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18.  First  Aid  and  Mine  Rescue  Work. 

Second  Semester 

This  course  includes  instruction  in  the  following  subjects:  Bruises, 
sprains,  fractures,  shock,  burns,  gas  poisoning,  etc ;  principles,  design 
and  use  of  the  helmet  and  mouth-breathing  devices,  resuscitation  appa¬ 
ratus,  and  in  the  methods  of  mine  rescue  work. 

Total  number  of  hours,  30. 

Required  in  all  groups. 

1 19,  120.  Advanced  Mining. 

First  or  Second  semesters 
Intended  to  afford  advanced  and  graduate  students  an  opportunity  to 
continue  the  study  of  mining  for  a  post-graduate  degree. 

Arranged  to  suit  the  needs  of  the  individual  student. 

Elective. 


COAL  WASHING  AND  COKING 
Professors  Ray  and  Black 

1  or  2.  Coal  Washing. 

Professor  Ray. 

First  or  Second  Semester 
Designed  to  teach  the  principles  and  practice  of  coal  washing.  A 
study  will  be  made  of  ore  dressing  machinery  and  principles  as  applied 
to  the  washing  of  coal. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  1,  Laboratory  6,  Study  1,  Total  8. 

Prerequisite:  Chem.  21,  22;  Phys.  7,  8;  M.  Geol.  5;  Gr.  2. 

Required  in  Group  i-b. 

103,  104.  Coking. 

Professor  Black. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Coals  adapted  to  coking;  varieties  of  coke;  coal  preparation;  oven 
construction,  design  and  operation;  by-products,  recovery  and  uses;  coke 
oven  machinery;  laboratory  tests  on  coking  processes;  costs  and  markets; 
visits  of  inspection  to  operating  plants. 

Hours  a  week :  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  12. 

To  be  preceded  by  Chem.  30  and  39;  preceded  by  or  taken  with  Mine 

7,  8. 

Required  in  Group  I-b. 


METALLURGY 

Professors  Goodale  and  Ray  and  Mr. - 

1,  2.  General  Metallurgy. 

Professor  Ray  and  Mr.  - 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
This  course  will  serve  as  a  basis  of  metallurgical  knowledge  for  those 
specializing  in  mining,  or  as  a  beginning  course  for  those  desiring  to 


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follow  non-ferrous  metallurgy.  It  covers  the  methods  of  winning  the 
common  metals  from  the  minerals  in  which  they  occur  in  nature,  the 
properties  and  uses  of  metals  and  alloys,  and  the  study  of  refractories, 
fuels  and  other  materials,  as  well  as  the  apparatus  used  in  metallurgical 
operations.  The  metals  chiefly  studied  are  iron  and  steel,  copper,  lead, 
gold  and  silver;  and  less  completely  zinc,  tin,  nickel,  etc. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Laboratory  6,  Study  6,  Total  15. 
Prerequisite:  Chem.  21,  22;  Phys.  7,  8;  M.  Geol.  5;  Gr.  2. 

Required  in  Group  I-a. 

3,  4.  General  Metallurgical  Principles. 

Professors  Goodale  and  Ray. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
The  introductory  course  for  those  students  specializing  in  metallurgy. 
Includes  a  study  of  the  materials  used  in  metallurgical  works,  such  as 
fuels  and  refractory  materials,  and  also  the  metals,  alloys  and  other 
products  of  those  works,  and  the  operations  by  which  they  are  produced. 
The  laboratory  work  follows  closely  the  class  work  and  is  concerned 
largely  with  the  measurements  by  which  the  above  processes  are  con¬ 
trolled,  and  with  a  study  of  the  materials  themselves  in  the  laboratory. 
Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  13. 

To  be  preceded  by  Chem.  21,  22;  Phys.  7,  8;  and  preceded  by  or  taken 
with  Chem.  41,  42. 

Required  in  Group  II. 

5,  6.  The  Iron  Blast  Furnace. 

Professor  Goodale. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  study  of  the  design,  construction  and  operation  of  the  blast  furnace 
and  its  accessories.  In  connection  with  the  following  courses  it  is  planned 
to  cover  as  completely  as  possible  the  special  metallurgy  of  iron  and  steel 
so  important  to  Pittsburgh. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  12. 

To  be  taken  with  Met.  3,  4. 

Required  in  Group  II. 

7,  8.  The  Manufacture  and  Properties  of  Steel. 

Professor  Goodale. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
The  design,  construction  and  operation  of  the  various  furnaces  and 
machinery  used  in  the  refining  of  pig  iron  and  manufacture  of  steel, 
wrought  iron,  etc.  A  number  of  visits  to  neighboring  plants  may  be  made 
in  connection  with  the  laboratory  work  of  the  course.  The  laboratory 
work  includes  a  study  of  the  metals  with  the  microscope  and  experiments 
in  reduction  and  refining. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  4,  Laboratory  6,  Study  6,  Total  16. 
Prerequisite:  Met.  3,  4. 

Required  in  Group  II. 


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9,  io.  Metallurgical  Calculations. 

Professor  Goodale. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  study  of  and  practice  in  the  calculations  relating  to  the  design  of 
metallurgical  apparatus,  the  quantities  of  heat  and  material  required  in 
operations,  and  the  costs  involved. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  6,  Total  9. 

To  be  taken  with  Met.  3,  4. 

Required  in  Group  II. 

11,  12.  Copper,  Lead,  Minor  Metals. 

Professors  Goodale  and  Ray. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
An  advanced  course  supplementing  Met.  1,  2,  taking  up  a  more  de¬ 
tailed  study  of  the  furnaces  and  other  apparatus  used,  the  operations 
involved  and  methods  of  control.  Designed  for  those  men  of  Group  I-a 
who  desire  a  more  thorough  training  in  non-ferrous  metallurgy. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Laboratory  6,  Study  6,  Total  15. 
Prerequisite:  Met.  1,  2. 

Elective. 

1 13,  1 14.  Electro- Metallurgy. 

Professor  Goodale  and  Mr.  - 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  careful  study  of  electro-thermic  and  electrolytic  methods  applied 
to  the  recovery  of  metals  from  their  ores,  and  the  refining  of  metals. 
These  methods  are  of  rapidly  growing  application  and  importance.  The 
electric  furnace  is  being  used  for  many  operations  where  previously  fuel- 
heated  furnaces  were  used,  and  electrolytic  methods  are  supplanting  older 
methods  for  refining  and  even  winning  metals.  This  course  is  designed 
to  cover  such  operations. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  12. 
Prerequisite:  Chem.  41,  42;  Phys.  7,  8. 

Elective. 

15  or  16.  Gold  and  Silver. 

Professor  Ray. 

First  or  Second  Semester 
A  course  covering  the  metallurgy  of  gold  and  silver  with  special 
reference  to  the  hydrometallurgy  or  leaching  processes,  such  as  cyanida- 
tion,  chlorination,  etc.  The  cyanide  process  is  treated  in  detail  on  account 
of  its  present  importance.  The  refining  of  bullion  by  different  methods 
is  thoroughly  treated.  This  course  will  in  general  be  taken  by  the  same 
men  as  take  Met.  11,  12  and  must  be  taken  by  those  men  taking  Ore  3,  4. 
Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  12. 
Prerequisite:  Met.  1,  2;  Ore  1,  2. 

Elective. 


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1 7  or  18.  Fire  Assaying. 

Professor  Ray  and  Mr. - 

First  or  Second  Semester 
Designed  for  all  students  taking  either  Met.  i,  2  or  Ore  1,  2,  and 
must  be  taken  coincident  with  either  one  of  these  or  before.  The  course 
is  designed  to  give  the  student  a  thorough  theoretical  and  practical  knowl¬ 
edge  of  the  assaying  of  ores  and  metallurgical  products  containing  gold, 
silver  and  the  platinum  metals  by  fire  methods. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  1,  Laboratory  6,  Study  1,  Total  8. 

To  be  taken  with  Met.  1  or  2. 

Required  in  Group  I-a. 

1 19,  120.  Metallography. 

Professor  Goodale  and  Mr.  - 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
The  study  of  metals  and  alloys,  their  structure,  properties.  The  work 
of  this  course  includes  microscopic  methods  of  study,  and  also  chemical 
and  physical  testing  and  investigation  of  the  properties  of  metals.  Much 
of  the  work  of  this  course  is  given  in  the  laboratory  work  of  Met.  7,  8. 
Hours  a  week :  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  12. 

To  be  preceded  by  or  taken  with  Chem.  41,  42. 

Required  in  Group  II. 

121,  122.  Advanced  Metallurgy. 

Professors  Goodale  and  Ray. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
It  is  designed  to  give  advanced  students  an  opportunity  to  pursue  the 
study  of  metallurgy  for  a  postgraduate  degree.  The  work  is  carried  on 
in  each  case  as  the  occasion  seems  to  require,  to  give  each  student  the 
greatest  advantage  from  the  work. 

Elective. 

24.  Metallurgical  Practice. 

Professor  Goodale  and  Mr.  - 

Second  Semester 

Laboratory  work  50  hours  a  week  for  three  weeks  at  end  of  second 
year. 

Required  in  Group  II. 


ORE  DRESSING 
Professor  Ray 
1,  2.  General  Ore  Dressing. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
A  general  course  dealing  with  the  principles  and  practice  of  dressing 
of  ores  and  minerals,  designed  for  students  of  Group  I-a.  It  includes  the 
object  and  principles  of  ore  dressing;  stamp  milling,  followed  by  amalga- 


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mation  and  concentration ;  description  of  the  construction  and  operation 
of  the  principal  types  of  crushers,  stamps,  classifiers,  etc. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  13. 

Prerequisite:  Chem.  21,  22;  Phys.  7,  8;  M.  Geol.  5,  Gr.  2. 

Required  in  Group  I-a. 

3,  4.  Advanced  Ore  Dressing. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 

A  course  designed  for  those  students  desiring  to  have  a  more  complete 
knowledge  of  this  subject.  A  more  detailed  study  of  principles  involved, 
a  closer  study  of  apparatus  and  their  applications,  concentration  calcula¬ 
tions,  and  commercial  factors  involved  will  make  up  this  course.  An 
especial  study  of  flotation  will  be  made.  Considerable  latitude  will  be 
allowed  in  laboratory  work,  in  order  to  give  the  student  particular  study 
of  some  phase  in  which  he  may  be  interested. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Laboratory  6,  Study  6,  Total  15. 

Prerequisite :  Ore  1,  2. 

Elective. 


OIL 

Professors  Johnson  and  Somers 

101.  Geology  of  Oil  and  Gas. 

First  Semester 

Origin,  accumulation  and  occurrence  of  oil,  gas  and  oil  shales. 
Methods  of  determining  chances  of  success  in  locating  oil  and  gas  wells. 
Hours  a  week:  Class  4,  Laboratory  3,  Study  8,  Total  15. 
Prerequisite:  Chem.  1,  2;  M.  Geol.  2,  3,  5. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

102.  Comparative  Oil  Fields. 

Second  Semester 

A  comparative  study  of  the  oil  and  gas  fields  and  promising  untested 
regions  of  the  world. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  4,  Laboratory  6,  Study  8,  Total  18. 

Prerequisite :  Oil  101. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

103.  Business  of  Oil  and  Gas  Production. 

First  Semester 

Leasing,  organization  of  companies,  methods  of  cooperation  in  drill¬ 
ing  tests  and  offsetting,  operation  on  public  lands,  drilling  contracts, 
natural  gas  industry,  etc.  History,  leading  Companies. 

Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  4,  Total  6. 

*Prerequisite :  Geol.  101,  102;  Oil  101,  102. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

104.  The  Technology  of  Oil  and  Gas  Production. 

Second  Semester 

Spacing  of  wells,  drilling,  pumping,  transportation  and  storage.  In¬ 
creasing  the  percentage  of  recovery.  Gasoline  from  gas.  Distribution 
of  gas. 


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Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  4,  Total  6. 

*Prerequisite :  Geol.  101,  102;  Oil  101,  102. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

105.  Appraisal. 

First  Semester 

Methods  by  which  the  value  of  oil  and  gas  properties  is  determined 
The  methods  of  examination  and  of  making  reports  upon  properties. 
Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  6,  Total  8. 

*P rerequisite :  Geol.  101,  102;  Oil  101,  102. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

106.  Examination  and  Reports. 

Second  Semester 

The  actual  examination  and  preparation  of  a  report  of  an  oil  or  gas 
property. 

9  hours  a  week. 

^Prerequisite :  Oil  105. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

107.  Oil  and  Gas  Laboratory. 

First  Semester 

Exercises  and  investigations  with  oil  field  maps,  geological  maps, 
statistics,  records  of  companies,  cuttings  from  wells,  etc.,  in  the  geology, 
business  and  technology  of  oil  and  gas.  The  work  is  partly  individual 
and  partly  original. 

12  hours  a  week. 

*Prerequisite :  Geol.  101,  102;  Oil  101,  102. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

108.  Advanced  Oil  and  Gas  Laboratory. 

Second  Semester 

A  continuation  of  Oil  7. 

9  hours  a  week. 

^Prerequisite :  Geol.  101,  102;  Oil  101,  102. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

9.  Chemistry  and  Refining  of  Petroleum. 

First  Semester 

A  course  on  the  chemistry,  distillation  and  refining  of  petroleum. 
Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Laboratory  6,  Study  4,  Total  12. 
Prerequisite:  Chem.  39;  Geol.  101,  102;  Oil  101,  102. 

10.  Surveying  Methods  in  Petroleum  Geology. 

Second  Semester 

Training  in  the  use  of  instruments,  especially  plane  table  and  stadia, 
to  fit  men  for  summer  work  as  assistants  in  the  field. 

50  hours  a  week,  3  weeks  at  close  of  second  semester. 

Required  in  Group  IIII. 

Prerequisite :  M.  Geol.  2,  3,  5 ;  Sur.  S  3. 

*Otherwise  properly  qualified  graduate  students  may  take  one  or  more 
of  these  courses  with  Oil  101,  102. 


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SEMINAR 


Dean  Meller,  Prof.  Black  and  Prof.  Ray. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week :  Class  I,  Study  i,  Total  2. 

Required  in  Group  I. 

103,  104. 

Dean  Meller,  Prof.  Black  and  Prof.  Ray. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  2,  Total  4. 

Required  in  Group  I. 

5,  6. 

Professor  Goodale. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week:  Class  1,  Study  1,  Total  2. 

Required  in  Group  II. 

107,  108. 

Professor  Goodale. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week:  Class  2,  Study  2,  Total  4. 

Required  in  Group  II. 


o,  10. 

Professors  Johnson  and  Somers. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  3,  Total  6. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

in,  112. 

Professors  Johnson  and  Somers. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 
Hours  a  week:  Class  3,  Study  3,  Total  6. 

Required  in  Group  III. 

1 13,  1 14. 

Professor  Leighton. 

First  and  Second  Semesters 

To  be  taken  with  M.  Geol.  115,  116. 

Elective. 


FIELD  TRIPS 

Field  trips  are  required  at  the  end  of  the  third  year  of  the  normal 
four  year  course.  Class  work  ends  sufficiently  early  to  allow  the  field 
trips  to  be  completed  by  the  end  of  Commencement  Week  so  that  no  time 


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is  lost  from  required  cooperative  work.  Each  party  is  in  charge  of  one 
or  more  members  of  the  faculty.  There  is  no  fee,  but  the  student  pays 
his  own  traveling  expenses. 

1.  Geological  and  Mining  Trip. 

Required  in  Group  I. 

2.  Metallurgical  Trip. 

Required  in  Group  II. 

3.  Oil  and  Gas  Trip. 

Required  in  Group  III. 


PHYSICAL  EDUCATION 

Physical  Training  is  prescribed  for  all  First  and  Second  Year  students. 
Men  students  are  required  to  be  able  to  swim  a  distance  of  twenty 
yards  by  the  end  of  the  Second  Year. 

No  student  is  permitted  to  participate  in  competitive  games  unless  he 
is  physically  fit,  as  determined  by  the  physical  examination  made  by  the 
University  Department  of  Health. 

Hours  a  week  in  Gymnasium : 

1,  2 — First  Year — 4. 

3,  4 — Second  Year — 2. 


MILITARY  SCIENCE  AND  TACTICS 

An  Infantry  Unit  of  the  Senior  Division  of  the  Reserve  Officers’ 
Training  Corps  was  established  at  the  University  of  Pittsburgh  by  Bulle¬ 
tin  No.  10,  paragraph  11,  War  Department,  March  1,  1918.  Three  hours 
a  week  is  allotted  to  military  training  and  instruction  during  the  first  two 
years ;  five  hours  a  week  during  the  remainder  of  the  course. 

Elective  for  students  in  the  School  of  Mines  who  are  citizens  of  the 
United  States,  and  whose  bodily  condition  indicates  that  they  are  physically 
fit  to  perform  military  duty. 

The  primary  object  is  to  qualify  the  student  by  systematic  and  stan¬ 
dard  methods  of  training  for  reserve  officers. 


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REGISTER  OF  STUDENTS. 

Altshuler,  Joseph  A .  Iowa  Falls,  Iowa 

Alvey,  Glenn  H.,  B.A.,  Univ.  of  California .  Beaumont,  Texas 

Amshel,  Milton  L .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Anthony,  Walter  G .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Auchmuty,  R.  Laird .  Crafton,  Pa. 

Baran,  George .  Cleveland,  Ohio 

Barth,  William  A .  Aspinwall,  Pa. 

Batchelor,  Guy  F .  Edgewood,  Pa. 

Becktel,  Samuel  E . Uniontown,  Pa. 

Bell,  Fred  R .  Pittsville,  Pa. 

Bender,  Arthur  J .  Sharpsburg,  Pa. 

Bernard,  Rudolph  .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Bixby,  Arthur  B .  Sewickley,  Pa. 

Bollinger,  Park  G .  Altoona,  Pa. 

Bowen,  John  W . El  Dorado,  Kansas 

Bowser,  Charles  W . Johnstown,  Pa. 

Brock,  Fay  F .  Canonsburg,  Pa. 

Brown,  Joseph  B .  Greensburg,  Pa. 

Brown,  Lawrence  R .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Burkholder,  Kenneth  J .  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Burns,  Alvin  G .  Tulsa,  Okla. 

Butler,  Thomas . Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Buttermore,  Paul  M . Wilkinsburg,  Pa. 

Campbell,  R.  Dudley  .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Carl,  Herman  L . Williamstown,  Pa. 

Carner,  John  J .  Marietta,  Ohio 

Chao,  P.  H . Pai,  Wu-Chang,  China 

Christopher,  Charles  F .  McClellandtown,  Pa. 

Clark,  John  W .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Clemens,  John  I .  Pittsburg,  Kansas 

Craig,  Robert  J . Yatesboro,  Pa. 

Cunningham,  Charles  S .  Bellevue,  Pa. 

Davis,  William  S .  *  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Day,  Joseph  F .  Farrell,  Pa. 

Deegan,  Charles  J .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

del  Campo,  Rene  C . Havana,  Cuba 

Dodworth,  J.  Russell,  Jr .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Dorozynsky,  Theophile  .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Dunbar,  James  C .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Dyer,  William  B . Ben  Avon,  Pa. 

Eckenrode,  Charles  A .  Saltsburg,  Pa. 

Eckert,  Frank  E .  Ridgway,  Pa. 


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Edgar,  Alexander  W .  Wilkinsburg,  Pa. 

Edkins,  Leroy  C .  Johnstown,  Pa. 

Edwards,  Floyd  E .  Marietta,  Ohio 

Ehrhardt,  C.  H . Bellevue,  Fa. 

Fennell,  Raymond  D .  Salina,  Pa. 

Fleming,  Edward  F .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Foster,  Alden  W.,  Ph.B.,  Yale  Univ . Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Fox,  George  C .  Ellicottville,  N.  Y. 

Fox,  Robert  W .  Altoona,  Pa. 

Frick,  Darrell  C .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Fukuda,  Hideo,  Lt.,  Naval  Engineering  College,  Japan 

.  Hiroo,  Tokyo,  Japan 

Goldish,  Samuel  S .  Marietta,  Ohio 

Graham,  Almon  J .  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Green,  Henry  Y .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Greenwood,  Chester,  B.S.,  Univ.  of  Nevada . Vallejo,  Calif. 

Griffith,  William  J.  Jr .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Grim,  Howard  G .  Homestead,  Pa. 

Hadfield,  Ira  C .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Hahn,  Raymond  R .  Barnes,  Pa. 

Hall,  George  W .  Tulsa,  Okla. 

Hann,  W . Mt.  Morris,  Pa 

Hartnett,  Michael  J .  Johnstown,  Pa. 

Hefps,  Jacob  M . Homestead,  Pa. 

Herrick,  Ralph  .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Howe,  A.  Budrow . Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Hoyt,  Douglas  G .  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Huntley,  Stirling . Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Hutchison,  James  P .  Butler,  Pa. 

Irvin,  Robert  W .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Johnson,  Charles  J .  Mahaffey,  Pa. 

Jones,  Frank  .  Scranton,  Pa. 

Jones,  Marshall  J.  H . Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Jordan,  Lloyd  G .  Punxsutawney,  Pa. 

Kernan,  Eugene  F.,  A.B.,  Rock  Hill  College .  Baltimore,  Md. 

Kezer,  Roland  W . Woodsville,  N.  H. 

Kingsbury,  Carl  O .  Newcastle,  Pa. 

Kornfeld,  Samuel  .  Tulsa,  Okla. 

Kraus,  William  A .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Kruse,  William  C .  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 

Laird,  William  J .  Munhall,  Pa. 

Lee,  Iee  Tung  .  Wongchow,  Hupeh,  China 

Lewis,  William  E .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Ley,  Herbert  L .  Aspinwall,  Pa. 

Loughrey,  D.  Ripley  .  Connellsville,  Pa. 

Loughrey,  James  D .  Connellsville,  Pa. 

Lutz,  George  A .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

McCabe,  Arthur  L . Coraopolis,  Pa. 


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McCafferty,  Lawrence  M .  New  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

McClintock,  Charles  B .  Oil  City,  Pa. 

McCormick,  Joseph  W . Quebec,  Canada 

McDonald,  Edwin  C .  Duquesne,  Pa. 

McFadden,  John  U . Philadelphia,  Pa. 

McFarlane,  Max  .  Timblin,  Pa. 

McGuigan,  Robert  I . Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

McQueen,  Neil .  Toronto,  Canada 

Malloy,  Vincent  F .  Newcastle,  Pa. 

Miller,  George  H .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Mitchell,  James  .  Reynoldsville,  Pa. 

Moone,  J.  Russell .  Butler,  Pa. 

Murphy,  John  C . Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Nelson,  Jean  O .  Sterling,  Colo. 

Neuensch wander,  Paul .  Sistersville,  W.  Va. 

Oliver,  Donnell  N .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Patterson,  Walter  M .  Freeport,  Pa. 

Payne,  Donald  W .  Marietta,  Ohio 

Peters,  R.  G.  Benard . Tarentum,  Pa. 

Poister,  Fred  D . .  Ell  wood  City,  Pa. 

Price,  Earl  M.,  Capt.,  U.  S.  Military  Academy . Racine,  Wis. 

Printz,  James  S .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Reed,  Charles  A .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Risacher,  Felix  E .  Verona,  Pa. 

Robinson,  Bryan  F .  Greenville,  Pa. 

Rosser,  Richard . Homestead,  Pa. 

Roth,  Ernest  E.,  B.S.,  Hiram  College .  Pleasantville,  Pa. 

Schaefer,  Carl  E .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Schucha,  Andrew  R .  Pitcairn,  Pa. 

Schmertz,  Ralph  D . Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Schwartzman,  Leon  J .  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Seneff,  Thomas  E .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Shaw,  Thomas  A .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Shea,  Lawrence  L .  Somerville,  Mass. 

Shiarella,  Nicholas  W .  New  Kensington,  Pa. 

Simpson,  Charles  P .  Woodlawn,  Pa. 

Skirvin,  Orren  W .  Oklahoma  City,  Okla. 

Smith,  Earl  H .  Marietta,  Ohio 

Spear,  Howard  G .  Marietta,  Ohio 

Stadtfield,  Joseph  R .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Stallard,  Dean .  Eastland,  Texas 

Staley,  Clair  H .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Stauft,  J.  Lauer  .  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Steele,  William  A . Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Straitiff;  Corsey  H .  Punxsutawney,  Pa. 

Taylor,  J.  Clyde . Willdnsburg,  Pa. 

Thaete,  Edward  H.  Jr .  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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Thomson,  Edward  W . 

Troxell,  John  N . 

Tweedy,  Joseph  L . 

Upham,  Harry  R . 

Waldo,  Kenneth  C . 

Walker,  Donald  E.,  B.A.,  Oklahoma  Univ. 

Walkinshaw,  John  R . 

Weise,  Paul  H . 

Wendeln,  Bernard  . 

Wible,  James  P.  Jr . 

Wichum,  Carl  G . 

''Uightman,  Alexander  M . 

Wikoff,  Alan  H . 

Williamson,  Raymond  R . 

Wittmer,  George  . 

Woodside,  Robert  A . 

Wootton,  George  H . 

Wylie,  James  R.  Jr . 

Yester,  Charles  . 

Yost,  Kenneth  B . 

Zieman,  John  R. . 

Zwinggi,  Frank  V . 

In  attendance  Summer  Term  only: 

Clingan,  John  R.  T . 

Kuo,  Nan . 

West,  Samuel  B . 


.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

.  Ridgway,  Pa. 

. Knickerbocker,  Texas 

. Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio 

. .  Oil  City,  Pa. 

.  Norman,  Okla. 

. Johnstown,  Pa. 

.  Bridgeville,  Pa. 

.  St.  Marys,  Ohio 

.  Kittanning,  Pa. 

.  Altoona,  Pa. 

. Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

. Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

. Friendly,  W.  Va. 

.  Glenshaw,  Pa. 

.  Munhall,  Pa. 

.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

.  Wilkinsburg,  Pa. 

.  McKeesport,  Pa. 

.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

. Toronto,  Canada 

.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

. Niles,  Ohio 

Meng  Tsing,  Honan,  China 
.  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


